ABC News (NEW YORK) — Yet another heatwave is warming waters off U.S. coasts as oceans all over the world endure warmer-than normal temperatures, according to experts. The Gulf of Mexico has become the latest region to experience a marine heatwave, in addition to the Northern Atlantic and the Atlantic […]
FILE — chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images Officials say the wildfires that erupted on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Aug. 8 have become the deadliest natural disaster in state history. The blazes spread rapidly due to very dry conditions stemming from a drought combined with powerful winds. Much of the historic […]
Irizarry Family (PHILADELPHIA) — The family of a 27-year-old man killed in an officer-involved shooting this week in Philadelphia is calling on officials to release body-camera video of the incident after police said their initial description of the event was not accurate. During a news conference Wednesday, Philadelphia Police Commissioner […]
David Talukdar/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — A Florida art museum has filed a lawsuit more than a year after it mounted an exhibition of paintings by the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat that federal investigators determined to be fake. The Orlando Museum of Art said it is suing the people behind […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (FULTON COUNTY, Ga.) — Members of the Fulton County grand jury that voted to indict former President Donald Trump on Monday are facing threats after their personal information began circulating online, authorities said Thursday. “The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office is aware that personal information of members of […]
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla.) — The ex-wife of slain Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan has been indicted for first-degree murder in what Florida prosecutors called the “cold, calculated and premeditated murder” of the father of four. Shanna Gardner was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday for first-degree murder, […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — There will be more patrol officers looking for impaired drivers ahead of the upcoming Labor Day Weekend. The Utah Highway Patrol says there are over 180 extra shifts scheduled among different agencies for DUI enforcement. The Department of Public Safety says there have been over […]
(Weber County, UT) — The Utah Farm Bureau president is resigning after allegedly hitting a farm worker. Police say Ron Gibson is under investigation because the altercation brought to light allegations of fraud and human trafficking. Gibson also resigned from his position on the board of directors for the American […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah House Representative Quinn Kotter is resigning. Kotter made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon, telling the Speaker of the House that he will resign from the District 26 seat on September ninth. The Republican said “life circumstances” have impacted his ability to “devote [his] full […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (MAUI, Hawaii) — A Maui official defended not activating sirens during last week’s deadly wildfires, as the county’s emergency response has come under scrutiny over what more could have been done to possibly save lives. Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya said the protocol is to […]
